[rpd] Updated Policy Proposal - IPv6 as a criteria in IPv4 Soft Landing AFPUB-2026-v6-001-DRAFT03

[Saul Stein]

Hi
I still don’t support the proposal.

Maybe I am not understanding the wording:
“In the case of access networks, the percentage of customers that have access to global IPv6 delegations “without interference required from the Network Operator” must be at or above the following thresholds”

And
“In the case of content hosting networks, the percentage of assigned IPv4 space assigned to those networks “also covered by IPv6 assignments” must reach:”

What does this mean in practice?
I can offer v6 to all my customers, but if they don’t want to use it, then based on my reading on this, I can’t get more IPv4 space?
That means my customer base is prejudicing me against getting more v4 space.

If the policy is simply saying we need to be able to offer clients native v6 space, then I’ll support it. However the wording needs to be clearer.

Regards
Saul


From: Hendrik Visage via RPD <rpd at afrinic.net>
Sent: Saturday, 26 September 2026 10:49
To: Hytham El-Nakhal <hytham at tra.gov.eg>; rpd List <rpd at afrinic.net>
Subject: Re: [rpd] Updated Policy Proposal - IPv6 as a criteria in IPv4 Soft Landing AFPUB-2026-v6-001-DRAFT03


In support of the proposal.

On Wed, 23 Sept 2026, 11:11, Hytham El-Nakhal <hytham at tra.gov.eg<mailto:hytham at tra.gov.eg>> wrote:

Dear PDWG,


We have received an update to the draft policy proposal "IPv6 as a criteria in IPv4 Soft Landing" - ID AFPUB-2026-v6-001-DRAFT03 from author Jordi Palet Martinez and new co-author Jaco Kroon on 17 September 2026.


The proposal contents are published at:

https://www.afrinic.net/afpub-2026-v6-001-draft03<https://www.afrinic.net/afpub-2026-v6-001-draft03>


We encourage you to take some time to go through the proposal contents and provide feedback as follows:


a) Do you support or oppose the proposal?


b) If you oppose the proposal, state your reasons?


c) Is there anything in the proposal that is not clear?


d) What changes could be made to this proposal to make it more effective?




Kind Regards,

Haitham El Nakhal and Darwin da Costa
PDWG Co-Chairs
Policy Development Working Group - AFRINIC



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